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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1916
Page
6
Rev. W. G. Hall pastor invites the public to worship at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Wooster Streets. Sunday School at 9 45 a m preaching 11 00 am and 7 30 pm the mixed quartet sing Have Faith in God at the evening service baptism follows.
A cordial welcome extends to all services with a Friday night music class and evening gatherings. The notice invites participants to attend and enjoy the session.
Local society items list departures visits and homecomings of residents from Baltimore Charleston Currie Richmond and New York among others. Also reports a board meeting of the Associated Charities, and W C T U convention attendance plus upcoming vesper services at the Y W C A with talks on physical and spiritual life and a business women’s Bible class starting soon.
Capt J E Clayton station master leaves for Richmond on vacation. H C McQueen Murchison Bank president goes to Washington on business. Col Walker Taylor collector of customs travels to Washington for brief business. W R Hudler A C L dispatcher heads to New York for vacation and World Series viewing. J O Carr US District Attorney to Washington on official business. R O Mintz leaves for New York to attend the World Series events.
News arrived that Mrs. A Mc Innery of this city died last night at her son’s home in Lakeland Florida where she had been visiting for about ten days. She was near 88 years old and well regarded. relatives reside here. The remains will be brought home tomorrow and interment will be at Oakdale cemetery. Funeral hour unresolved.
Retorder Empie faced two cases this morning. George Clark and Honey Green, both colored, were given the option to pay costs for disorderly conduct or serve thirty days in the roads. Toby Green and Oscar Bordeaux, white, charged with an affray, paid the costs.
E H Cranmer Democratic nominee for the State Senate from the Tenth district spoke to a Seagate audience in the Seagate School last night. He defended the administrations Mexican policy and urged support for Democracy. He highlighted Eastern Carolina fisheries and urged registration and a 3000 vote majority.
Craven Superior Court in New Bern hears J. R. Dudley suing the John L. Roper Lumber Co for damages from a tram road built across Dudley's canal on land between Vanceboro and the Neuse river. Dudley alleges crossties and animal watering damaged soil and crops. The matter may wrap up this afternoon as a two week term ends. In a separate Craven County case, J. M. Arnold is awarded 200 dollars from Norfolk Southern Railway for land damage after suing for 4,000 dollars.
A humorous exchange questions why men would commit bigamy, with Cynicus noting the familiarity of women and Sillicus retorting on the motive behind marriage. The dialogue reflects social banter on relationships and fidelity.
Washington reports a rising migration of black labor from the cotton and tobacco states to the North and East. Congressman Dent notes thousands have left this year, raising concerns of reduced Southern acreages and poverty among returnees. A Montgomery physician proposes southwide talks to deter emigration, but Dent does not endorse appointing him.
Mrs Old Gastle compliments a daughter's vocabulary after touring the new rich Bullingtons residence. The hostess notes Josiah wanted estritoires but secured a vocabulary display to match the room’s lavish style.
Rev John H Shore pastor conducts services at 11 am and 730 pm with morning topic The Greatest Thing in the World and the Greatest Thing in Heaven and evening topic What a Man May Believe and What a Man May Do and Not Be a Christian. Sunday School at 945 am Bible study Wednesday at 8 pm public and strangers invited.
The church invites the public to attend preaching at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. led by Rev. J. E. Reynolds. Sunday School begins at 10 a.m. Christian Endeavor meets at 6:45 p.m. and a prayer meeting is held Wednesdays at 8 p.m.
Holy communion at 7 30 a m Sunday School at 9 45 morning prayer and sermon at 11 o clock Evening prayer and sermon at 8 o clock with question box All seats free Rev EB deF Heald Sr rector extended cordial welcome to parishioners and visitors at St Pauls Church located at Sixteenth and Market streets
Tomorrow morning 11 o clock service by the pastor. Sunday school at 3 30. Christian Endeavor service at 8. Public invited to attend. Delgado Services tomorrow evening 7 30. Sunday School 10 15 a m. Mid week service Thursday 7 30. Visitors welcomed. Winter Park Services tomorrow evening 7 15 conducted by pastor. Sunday School 3 30. Mid week Wednesday 7 45. Visitors welcome.
St John’s Episcopal at Third and Red Cross streets with Rev W E Cox rector offers Holy Communion at 7 30 a m Morning Prayer and sermon at 11 a m Sunday School at 4 p m Evening Prayer at 5 p m seats free all invited St John’s Mission at 1313 North Fourth Street holds Sunday School 9 30 a m and service every Wednesday at 8.
The St. Mae church invites all to a preparatory service at 10 30 p m and an evening sermon titled St Paul on the Labor Problem at 8 The public is cordially invited Sunday School starts at 3 30 p m The church council meets Monday at 8 p m
Rev John Jeter Hurt leads services at the Baptist church corner Fifth and Market with a morning sermon Fishing in Deep Waters and an evening sermon God Exhausting His Resources to Keep People Out of Hell. Sunday school 9 45 a m and Youth Unions meet at 7 p m. Everyone is welcome.
Calvary Baptist led by J A Sullivan schedules worship at 11 a m and 7 30 p m with morning sermon Loaf ing On the Job and night sermon Midnight Conversions Sunday School at 9 45 a m led by J W Hollis Junior B Y P U at 6 45 p m Lord's Supper after evening service Sunbeams Monday at 4 p m Teachers Meeting Tuesday night Prayer meeting Wednesday night and Senior B Y P U Thursday
Rev G W McClanan pastor of Bt Matthews streets hosts 11 am and 7 30 pm services with communion at morning worship. A special program by Sunday School members will be presented at the evening service. Wednesday evening moving at 8 o'clock all are welcome.
Rev W H Milton pastor and Rev George T Hall assistant lead morning prayer and sermon at 11 o'clock. Sunday School at 3 45. Evening prayer at 6. A cordial invitation is extended to all.
St Marys Pro Cathedral at Fifth and Ann streets offers first mass at 7 am and high mass at 10 30 am led by Very Rev C Dennen rector.
Church announces Sunday worship at 11 a m with the sermon Are Sin Disease and Death Real and Sunday School at 12 15 p m. Wednesday service at 8 15 p m. Reading room in Murchison Bank building offers Christian Science literature daily except Sundays and holidays 4 to 6 30 p m. All invited to attend and visit.
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